The Republican journal., 1887-12-01
Good TeInplars.

Now Lodges have lately been organiz,d 81 leeds,
Vienna, New sharon, Yves, ;,ath and Ait Desert
Ferry. The order is hoomipg
organizer j. H. hamilton viii nincl lately make
another tour into franklin and somerset counties.
lie iilF organized eight Ntw Lodges since Tie o.
toDtr session OF the Grand Lodge.
Tia Grand secretary la- lately received Il new
si"r> Of Lodge charters Of new style. \ supply
of neN rituals To correspond with the new unwrit.
ten work is expected very soon and ncw digests
carly nc\t year
NJ tin recent session Of the Grand Council at
WatclS lie 10 large n,.mler of Deputies was civ.
en- The neW uhWlittcn work and it will thus be dis
-el!lnatc A. fast rs possible among the $50 Lodges
in tie state.
lhe Belfast Lodge EXociuiye Committee has
iatciy been rcorganizcd TO ill vacancy caused by
the removal from the state of Rev. q. W. jenkins.
The committee las done good work in this cit, In
aiding the enforcement OF Law against rumselllng.
lhNictus No. 2eoi searsinont, which Was lcekoncd
one of the weak Lodges Il year ago, has improved
wonderfully and done good local effective temper.
ancc work. l.. NJ. Fowler is deputy; VIM Cus!l.
man, G. I. and " ;. Fowler, See. 1t is bound TO
live
Miss Lillian T. Robins, Of this city, assistant
teacher IN the Nigh school, recently read an essay
before Belfast Lodge, entitled, "Ihe Effect Of
Alcohol on the Human system" Tie essay is
publish.dM tho December number Of the Temper.
aheo record ana has been lnuch compiimontcd.
Geo. l.. l'rackot Lodge No. Il Of jackson re.
turns q members this quarter, with ". L. Warren
L. TemplIr; Jennie CroAfoid, Vice H.: j. II. Me.
kiney, sec. Ora Norton, Treas. and f. II. Brown,
Deputy. The Lodge Facets Thursday eN cnings in
it, own hall and viii be Il years old neAt month
There has been a State committee 81 three al,.
pointed to take charge of the matter Of aiding In
tAe enforcement OF the prohibitory law in the state,
consisting Of Rev. W. ). Mcntirc, }. ". Mitchell,
and f. c. Holt. Other State temperance or.aniz.,.
tions are invited To raise similar committees for
| concerted action.
There were to be sessions of the district Lodges
of Androscoggn Cumberland and Kcnnchec, NOV.
2Jlh, and oI Penobscot Dec. LIST, at Dexter. Grand
Iemplar Dow viii probably visit Cumberland
Lodge at scbago Lake, Counsellor Hamilton the
Androscogein Lodge at south Lewiston, and See.
| letary Bracket the kcnnehec Lodge at Riverside,
| and also .hc P,ncl,acot Lodge, At each of which
the new work will he tAcnpied.
Freedom Lodge has adopted the following sin
Mcmorlam' on the death Of John b. Finch:
We, Good Tcmpars of Freedom Lodge NO. M
IL countl assembled do in commemorate ion of our
departed Brother John Il. Finch, express our love
sympathy anu respect Our love Tor his upright
NE, uniemitting zeal, AID interchangeable labor in
oar holy caust. Our sympathy for his immediate
connections VINO lave lost Il near and dear friend
,n4 me community who have lost Il public henc-
factor. Gar respect for his stcadfastness of nl,r.
pose and exemplary Christian character. That
while we love, sympathize and respect, we mourn
ahH "cp'ore his removal from among Us, and while
iuily realizing that we have lost Il noble man a
loving brother, IN earnest worker, an eloquent
orator an efficient leader, wise counsellor and Il
true and faithful friend, yet we can but feel that
the loss Is ours, his the gain. That he has been
but initiated into the Grand Lodge above "The
woikmen die, but the work goes on"
Resolved that due space of our Lodge Book
WIN rs margin appropriately draped in mourn
- De secretly set apart, for the Record Of this
Melnoriaih To remain as Il perpetual mrmento Of
The love, honor, and esteem with which we cherish
The memory ct our departed brother.